North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In North Carolina Statistics

There are 191 colleges in North Carolina - 77 public and 114 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,209 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $16,885. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,083 and the average acceptance rate is 68% for North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in North Carolina. You may want to check more statistics and compare all North Carolina colleges at North Carolina Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In North Carolina Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in North Carolina	All colleges in North Carolina
Number of Schools	20 schools (11 public, 9 private)	191 schools (77 public, 114 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$7,221 (in-state) $32,097 (out-of-state)	$3,540 (in-state) $17,209 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$8,503 (in-state) $23,879 (out-of-state)	$8,195 (in-state) $16,885 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$17,457	$9,072
Test Scores	1,203 SAT, 25 ACT	1,083 SAT, 22 ACT
Acceptance Rate	64.85%	67.73%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.50%	29.66%
Population	260,454	568,740
Undergraduate	198,788	490,043
Graduate	61,666	78,697
Graduation Rate	69.10%	48.78%
Transfer-out Rate	23.00%	20.49%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.90 to 1	13.36 to 1

Top Colleges In North Carolina Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in North Carolina for academic year 2019-2020. Duke University ranked top in the North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison and Davidson College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $32,097 for undergraduate programs $23,879 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in North Carolina is 1,203 and the acceptance rate is 64.85%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.90 to 1 for top colleges in North Carolina. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in North Carolina Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Duke University Request Info Private, 4 yearsDurham, NC	$60,244	$48,351	16,172	6%	1,513 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
2	Davidson College Request Info Private, 4 yearsDavidson, NC	$55,200	$42,045	1,983	18%	1,380 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Request Info Public, 4 yearsChapel Hill, NC	$36,891 ($9,028)	$15,936	30,092	20%	1,260 SAT 25 ACT	13 to 1
4	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Request Info Public, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC	$29,916 ($9,131)	$10,175	36,042	47%	1,355 SAT 30 ACT	14 to 1
5	Wake Forest University Request Info Private, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$59,770	$37,880	8,789	25%	-	11 to 1
6	Elon University Request Info Private, 4 yearsElon, NC	$38,725	$14,980	7,117	78%	1,230 SAT 28 ACT	13 to 1
7	Salem College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$30,766	$21,320	636	90%	1,127 SAT 19 ACT	15 to 1
8	Meredith College Request Info Private, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC	$41,224	$25,330	1,802	70%	1,186 SAT 26 ACT	11 to 1
9	University of North Carolina Wilmington Request Info Public, 4 yearsWilmington, NC	$21,303 ($7,238)	$6,744	17,915	68%	1,270 SAT 26 ACT	17 to 1
10	Appalachian State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsBoone, NC	$23,017 ($7,410)	$8,130	20,023	85%	1,215 SAT 27 ACT	16 to 1
11	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Request Info Public, 4 yearsCharlotte, NC	$20,622 ($7,188)	$7,347	30,146	79%	1,220 SAT 24 ACT	20 to 1
12	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Request Info Public, 4 yearsGreensboro, NC	$22,627 ($7,468)	$8,451	19,764	91%	1,178 SAT 24 ACT	16 to 1
13	Queens University of Charlotte Request Info Private, 4 yearsCharlotte, NC	$38,726	$21,940	2,338	69%	1,149 SAT 24 ACT	10 to 1
14	Western Carolina University Request Info Public, 4 yearsCullowhee, NC	$8,367 ($4,367)	$5,641	12,243	79%	1,145 SAT 22 ACT	17 to 1
15	Gardner-Webb University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoiling Springs, NC	$32,200	$20,269	3,536	79%	1,088 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
16	University of North Carolina at Asheville Request Info Public, 4 yearsAsheville, NC	$24,667 ($7,319)	$7,327	3,363	82%	1,230 SAT 26 ACT	13 to 1
17	North Carolina A & T State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsGreensboro, NC	$20,243 ($6,733)	$8,760	12,753	57%	1,080 SAT 19 ACT	19 to 1
18	East Carolina University Request Info Public, 4 yearsGreenville, NC	$23,574 ($7,297)	$7,722	28,798	94%	1,095 SAT 22 ACT	19 to 1
19	Winston-Salem State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$16,903 ($6,247)	$8,138	5,169	81%	960 SAT 17 ACT	16 to 1
20	Methodist University Request Info Private, 4 yearsFayetteville, NC	$36,960	$22,645	1,773	79%	1,170 SAT 24 ACT	10 to 1
	Average	$32,097 ($7,221)	$17,457	260,454	64.85%	1,203 SAT 24.7368 ACT	13.90 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.